Kanwiri Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Kanwiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
Kanwiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanwiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanwiri is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanwiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kanwiri are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Kanwiri is primarily concentrated in: Isingiro District, where 67 percent are found, Kampala District, where 17 percent are found and Ibanda District, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Kanwiri is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanweri | 86 | 858 | / |
| Kanwuri | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kanwira | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kanweeri | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kanuhiri | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kamwirai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanweire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khamwirai | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kanweerie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanueri | 71 | 113 | / |
| Qanbiri | 71 | 43 | / |
| Kamwire | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kanwera | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kanwere | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kanveri | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kenviri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanvira | 71 | 2 | / |
| Canviri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canwira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canbiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanvire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawiraj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanviroj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kambhiri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanuhire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kamweire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanuheri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamwiroj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanwurhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaumbiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanverri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanvajri | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanwiri
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis